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Young people from marginalized and disadvantaged groups often
experience exclusion and disrespect. To ensure the rights of
young people, society must respect and be inclusive of all,
regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, marital status,
ethnic origin, religion, disability or age.
Jeremy (Xa Tấn Chương), is a 20-year-old Vietnamese youth
delegate to the World Conference on Youth 2014. He is currently
studying Business English in Ho Chi Minh City, where he also
works a...

HIV is the leading cause of death and disease among women aged
15-49 years worldwide. Globally, there are equal proportions of
women and men living with HIV, although this varies from region
to region. Gender practices, norms and values also influence
sexuality, reproduction and relationships. For example, unequal
gender relations make it difficult for women and girls to make
choices about sex, as well as increasing their vulnerability to
violence, early marriage and adverse sexual...

For a long period of time, we have been following a conventional
way of educating children, using books. Why can't we change the
mode of the education? Why can't we use the radio, for example
when something is narrated? We imagine a lot that this
imagination varies from person to person. This is the key to face
a future crisis. When we imagine, we tend to provide different
solutions.
Change the way we educate the children. Introduce fantasies in
story telling, instead of narra...

Rumor has it that people around me have been talking about the
fact that I am, (from their perspective) ambitious- looking. I
participated in plenty of competitions and achievements a lot,
and I cannot live more than 2 months without actively
participating in an event or competition. As an ignorant person,
I do not want to really stress over the fact that they are
calling me ambitious or that they are talking about me behind my
back, because, hey, it is obviously beneficial for me....

I just strangely wonder - struck for a while since reading some
information about gender and climate change. The first confusing
information I have read is the correlation between gender and
climate change. In fact, women contribute to climate change. So,
should we blame my mother when the climate is changing? Let’s
check below for some references!
We know that the effects of climate change will vary among
regions. It means each country changes greenhouse emissions with
differe...

So I’ve been doing a lot of reading around discrimination and
prejudice in civil law at the minute and I have to say I feel
very proud to be Scottish reading how well equipped it is. For
those of you who aren’t familiar with the legislation the
Equality Act 2010 is the main piece of anti-discrimination
legislation in the workforce. Within the act are a number of
‘protected characteristics’ that are protected by the act from
prejudiced behaviour. These include age, disability, sex,...

All over the world, millions of young boys and girls are unable
to get proper education. In countries like India, Nepal, Colombia
and various parts of Africa, girls are often married off and boys
are forced to work on the streets to earn a living for their
family. Resources like clean water, food and shelter are perhaps
not even available, however we must consider the premium of
education. The key to ending the global chain, that perpetuates
itself and has done so for centuries, is...

Hi VOY family, I’ve just returned from the Global Youth
Summit: BYND2015 in Costa Rica and wanted to share some of my
reflections with you over the coming days. KateVOY
Arriving at the Global Youth Summit (GYS) venue on the morning of
day 2 we were greeted mostly by empty hallways and rooms. Most of
the participants were out at the National Stadium of Costa Rica
attending the first session of the day - Be Healthy. One room,
however, was occupied - the venue for the GYS hackathon....

Please, tell us your name and age:
Zenaida Pérez Gutiérrez, 29 years old.
Where are you originally from and where do you currently
live?
I am from Santa María Tlahuitoltepec, Mixe, in Mexico and I
currently live in Oaxaca City, the state capital.
According to your business card – what’s your job title?
I am Chief of Department of Indigenous Women's Rights, a
department that addresses the situation of indigenous people in
the state. Some of my functions include the des...

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